Beleagured SNAP's 'pullout' from Pakatan is 'indifferent' as its current leadership has 'baffled all credibility', said a former top party offical.
Declining to discover his name, the former Sarawak Assistant Minister said: "They love who I am _ they should all resign.
"They should be brave enough to take responsibility for the dismal performances of their candidates who all except one lost their deposits," he said adding that it was irrelevant whether the company remained in Pakatan Rakyat or not.
The former Julau assemblyman described SNAP`s ties with Pakatan as `indifferent` as party had `missed its credibility.`
"Whether SNAP is out of the Pakatan Rakyat or not is immaterial.
"The most significant matter is for the CWC members - from the president downward - to quit and elect new committee members in place to lend credibility and unity to the party."
He was commenting on reports quoting SNAP secretary-general Stanley Jugol who on Friday said the company had severed its ties with Pakatan.
Jugol was quoted as saying that the 50-year-old SNAP had decided to quit Pakatan after it was sidelined following disagreements on seat allocation.
"We are no longer in Pakatan. We are now on our own," he had said adding that it was meaningless for the company to stay in the alliance as it was no longer invited to see any functions or meetings organised by the enemy alliance.
No credibility
Speaking to FMT yesterday, the former SNAP vice president said: "SNAP has missed its credibility and cannot take itself to be the Dayaks anymore.
"The late state election clearly showed that the Dayaks have spurned the company particularly below the current leadership.
"SNAP cannot rely on account and its past glory to win back the Dayaks` support for the party, especially the young Dayaks who do not recognise even who SNAP`s Stephen Kalong Ningkan was.
"These new people cannot be bothered with past history as they are more concerned with what the company can provide them in the future," he said.
In 1974 SNAP won 18 state seats and nine parliamentary seats in the Dayak majority constituencies. Its leader, Ningkan was made Sarawak`s first chief minister. But their immaculate pedigree was of slight use in last month`s polls.
Going into the election SNAP was already at loggerheads with PKR over seat allocation.
Refusing to compromise SNAP went forward and contested in 27 Dayak majority constituencies with Dundang boastfully declaring they had the back of Dayaks.
In the end 26 candidates including Dundang lost their deposits.
Personal opinion
Meanwhile, Jugol today clarified his Friday statement.
He said it was his personal belief that SNAP should draw out of Pakatan.
"The CWC members receive not met to discourse the issue (pulling out), but I think it is the universal feelings of the CWC members as easily as members of the company that it should allow the Pakatan Rakyat.
"What appeared in the local press that the company has severed its ties with the Pakatan Rakyat was my personal opinion," he added.
Meawnhile Sarawak PKR information chief See Chee How when contacted said that it was not surprising that SNAP pulled out of Pakatan considering what its leaders did and acted before the state election.
He said SNAP had some good grassroots members, whom he thought would be good SNAP leaders in the future.
"But now some of them get started to join PKR_ now they realized that the company is simply an empty vehicle which is not capable to assist the interests of the company and members of the Dayak community," he said.
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